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Feb. 19, 2024 Source: RFD-TV This is National FFA week! The National FFA Organization currently has more than 700,000 members representing more than 8,000 chapters and millions more are alumni of the program, that includes some recognizable names. Jimmy Carter It is widely known that America's 39th President came from a peanut-farming family in Georgia. Those roots date all the way back to Carter's youth, when he was an FFA member in Plains, Georgia all the way back in the 1930s. Tim McGraw With more than 80 million records sold, McGraw is one of the best-selling musical artists of all time. Long before he burst onto the country music scene in the mid-90s, McGraw, was a member of FFA in Start, Louisiana. Taylor Swift Before she sold more than 50 million albums and won 10 Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift was a member of the Hendersonville FFA chapter in Tennessee. Although she has deviated from the genre, Taylor Swift is still a country girl at heart. She got her start as a teenager in Nashville and her first demo tapes were Dixie Chicks and Dolly Parton covers. Bo Jackson He is known as one of the most versatile athletes of all time. Bo Jackson won the Heisman Trophy in 1985 and was also selected by the Kansas City Royals in the MLB Draft. Jackson went on to play in the both the NFL and MLB. When he was a kid, he was part of the FFA chapter in McAdory, Alabama. Jordy Nelson Jordy Nelson played 10 seasons in the NFL, forgoing the opportunity to run the Nelson Family Farm, which has been around for four generations. Nelson grew up farming and was a part of the Riley County FFA chapter in Kansas. To read the entire report click here. Tweet |
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